Terrifying Encounter with Arctic Polar Bear | Operation Arctic | BBC Earth Explore

A polar bear approaches the film crew's vehicle, creating a tense and dangerous situation. Watch as they navigate the encounter in the heart of the Arctic wilderness. Will they escape safely? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Animal Slow Motion: http://bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedSlowMotionTimelapse Expeditions: http://bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedExpeditionsAndLocationFilms Big Questions with Maddie Moate: http://bit.ly/BigQuestionsWithMaddieMoate Wilderness Sessions: http://bit.ly/WildernessSessionsFilms Taken from 'Operation Arctic' (2016) Once a year, hundreds of polar bears gather on the shores of the Hudson Bay in Canada, on the edge of the Canadian Arctic. They've been starving for months, but the wait for food is almost over. The sea ice is forming, and the bears will soon be able to set off into their frozen hunting grounds for the winter. For a few short weeks every autumn, polar bears outnumber people in the tiny Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba. Welcome to BBC Earth Explore! We make films about the incredible natural world, we investigate the conundrums, quirks and beautiful science of our amazing planet, delving into the BBC vaults and mixing it up with our own stuff to take a brand new look at Earth. Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our fan panel here: http://tinyurl.com/YouTube-BBCEarth-FanPanel This is a channel from BBC Studios who help fund new BBC programmes.Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx